Lamesa Metro Area, TX Climate

The climate in the Lamesa, TX Metro Area is typically hot and dry. Summers are usually long and can get quite hot, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s by mid-June and staying there until September. Winters are generally mild and short, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. The area receives an average annual rainfall of around 17 inches, with April being the wettest month. It can be very windy at times, especially during spring months when thunderstorms are frequent. Because of its semi-arid climate, this area of Texas is prone to droughts and is often subject to strong winds that can whip up dust storms.

Lamesa Metro Area, Texas gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lamesa Metro Area averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Lamesa Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lamesa Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 51 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lamesa metro area is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Texas.

7.7 Summer - 7.3 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Lamesa metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lamesa, Texas	United States
	19.2 in.	38.1 in.
	5.2 in.	27.8 in.
	51.0 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	92.8°	85.8°
	27.4°	21.7°
	8.1	7
	5.9	4.3
	2957 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Lamesa metro area with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Lamesa metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Lamesa metro area are April, October and May.

In the Lamesa metro area, there are 82.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Lamesa metro area with an average of 27.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Lamesa metro area, there are 79.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

In the Lamesa metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

Humidity in the Lamesa metro area is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the Lamesa metro area with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.2 inches in the Lamesa metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Texas.

June is the rainiest month in the Lamesa metro area with 5.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 51.0 rainy days annually in the Lamesa metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.2 inches in the Lamesa metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in the Lamesa metro area with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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